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Lebanon: Six Hezbollah, Amal Fighters Killed in Israeli Strikes in the South

28 March 2024, Lebanon, Naqoura: Lebanese women walk past rubble of a café that was hit by an overnight Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese village of Naqoura. Photo: STR/dpa
28 March 2024, Lebanon, Naqoura: Lebanese women walk past rubble of a café that was hit by an overnight Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese village of Naqoura. Photo: STR/dpa
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Lebanon: Six Hezbollah, Amal Fighters Killed in Israeli Strikes in the South

28 March 2024, Lebanon, Naqoura: Lebanese women walk past rubble of a café that was hit by an overnight Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese village of Naqoura. Photo: STR/dpa
28 March 2024, Lebanon, Naqoura: Lebanese women walk past rubble of a café that was hit by an overnight Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese village of Naqoura. Photo: STR/dpa

Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Amal parties declared on Saturday that six of their fighters were killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon.
Hezbollah also declared carrying out nine attacks against Israeli army outposts in north Israel.
Since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza on October 7, Hezbollah and Israel have been exchanging cross-border bombardment on a near daily basis. Movements allied with Hezbollah have also declared engagement in military operations against Israel.
On Friday, Hezbollah said three of its fighters were killed. Amal movement, led by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, also said three of its own were killed.
Hezbollah claims to carry out attacks on Israel in support of Hamas in Gaza, and that it is targeting Israeli military sites.
Israel says it is responding to the sources of fire from Lebanon, and is targeting military officials in Hezbollah and Hamas, according to Agence France-Presse.
The Israeli army said in a statement on Friday that its warplanes carried out an airstrike on a military facility of Amal in Marjayoun, in southern Lebanon.
The spokesperson for the Israeli army, Avichay Adraee, announced on X platform that Israeli warplanes targeted infrastructure of Hezbollah, including a military building, in the area of Ayta al-Shaab, in southern Lebanon.
The Secretary-General of Hezbollah announced in a televised speech Friday that the party had not yet used "neither its main weapons nor its main forces" against Israel. He reiterated that Hezbollah would cease its attacks when the war in Gaza stops.
Since the beginning of cross-border hostilities, at least 356 people were killed in Lebanon, including 235 fighters from Hezbollah, 15 fighters from the Amal Movement, and 68 civilians.
On the Israeli side, 10 soldiers and eight civilians were killed by fire from Lebanon, according to the Israeli army.

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US Pledges to Support Libyan Navy

The participants of a multinational maritime exercise sponsored by the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM). Photo: US Embassy
The participants of a multinational maritime exercise sponsored by the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM). Photo: US Embassy
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US Pledges to Support Libyan Navy

The participants of a multinational maritime exercise sponsored by the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM). Photo: US Embassy
The participants of a multinational maritime exercise sponsored by the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM). Photo: US Embassy

The US has confirmed that it would continue to expand its engagement with professional military officers from across Libya, and pledged to support the Libyan Navy in strengthening unified maritime security efforts.

In a statement issued on Tuesday night, the US Embassy in Libya thanked the Libyan Navy for its participation in Phoenix Express 24, a multinational maritime exercise sponsored by the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM).

It said the exercise brought together North African, European, and US maritime forces in Tunisia to enhance cooperation and expertise in maritime security operations.

“This year witnessed the largest ever Libyan Navy presence yet in this important Mediterranean security exercise, including the ships Al Karama and Ibn Ouf and over one hundred sailors from the west and east,” said the statement.

It added that the US “will continue to expand our engagement with professional military officers from all regions of Libya, and we will strive to support the Libyan Navy in strengthening unified maritime security efforts.”

Meanwhile, EU Ambassador to Libya Nicola Orlando said Tuesday that in a wide-ranging meeting with Minister of State Adel Jumaa in Tripoli, “we reviewed the EU-Libya partnership and explored ways to deepen our cooperation.”

“I briefed the Minister on my recent consultations in Brussels, and we reaffirmed our commitment to advancing the rights-based structured dialogue initiated by President Von der Leyen and Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, spanning key areas like civil aviation, higher education, and health.”

He said that he underscored the EU’s willingness to support Libya in strengthening its borders.

Discussions also focused on the importance of backing the efforts of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) to promote stability and unity through dialogue, including critical steps to unify the budget and ensure the transparent and fair allocation of Libya’s resources.

“I encouraged him to continue constructive engagement with all stakeholders and reiterated the EU’s readiness to assist,” Orlando added.